scholarly journals Digital device use and primary headache in college students in the pandemic context

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lara Maria de Oliveira Paiva Freitas ◽  
Isadora Mônica Ponte de Oliveira ◽  
Victor Oliveira Araújo ◽  
Júlio Santos
Keyword(s):  
Electronic Devices ◽  
Primary Headache ◽  
Digital Device ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Digital Devices ◽  
High Workload ◽  
Consistent Increase ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Device Use ◽  
Sleep Alterations

Introduction: The increased use of devices during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is noteworthy. The democratization of technological products caused a significant increase an its use by the population across the globe. This has caused a consistent increase in the appearance of some diseases among users of those devices. Thus, a concern arises about the student context and its high workload online during the pandemic. Objective: Analyze the association between the use of digital devices and the incidence of headache among students during the pandemic. Design and setting: A literature review was conducted on the topic. Methods: We included 15 original articles in English and Portuguese from MEDLINE, Pubmed, and Google Academic databases, selected from 2011 to 2021. Results: In cross-sectional studies, reports of headache were higher in individuals who use digital devices frequently compared to those who do not use them, and migraine attacks with aura and use of analgesics were more recurrent in the first group. Several causal mechanisms between headache and the use of digital devices have already been proposed, such as exposure to electromagnetic fields, neck posture, stress and sleep alterations without, however, having any evidence. Conclusion: We conclude that the excessive use of electronic devices can increase the incidence and duration of headache. However, the literature on the subject is still limited. Therefore, there is an urgent need for research that controls exposure to digital devices in order to analyze the causal relationship between electronic devices and headache.

Effect of Technostress on academic productivity- E-engagement through persuasive communication

2022 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Persuasive Communication ◽  
Academic Productivity ◽  
Digital Device ◽  
Digital Devices ◽  
Team Projects ◽  
Device Use ◽  
Management Students

The focus of most of the existing studies on technostress is with regard to working professionals. In spite of the explosion of digital device use in education, not many studies have identified its effects on students. This study examines the presence of technostress among management students aged 22-29 years. Using a sample of 300+ students of a management college of India, this study validates the technostress instrument. With the pandemic, education has seen a paradigm shift. Sessions including classes, interactions, discussions, team projects, assignments, examinations, have gone online and this has ushered the compulsion of spending more time with technology and digital devices (laptops, mobile phones, desktop etc). It examines the effect of technostress on academic productivity of students. The study further explores the students’ expectations from the college to control their technostress, thereby indicating the need of enhancing e-engagement through persuasive communication.

scholarly journals Prevalence and determinants of digital eye strain among school children during the COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Simon ◽  
Shalet Paul
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
School Children ◽  
Smart Phone ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Continuous Exposure ◽  
Viewing Distance ◽  
Digital Device ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Device Use

Background: Digital eye strain (DES) is an emerging public health problem due to continuous exposure to electronic gadgets and digital devices for educational, occupational or entertainment purposes, especially during this COVID-19 pandemic. Children are more vulnerable to DES, as they continue to attend online classes but are unaware of early symptoms of DES and do not complain till their vision deteriorates. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence and risk factors of DES among school children during this pandemic.Methods: A questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 176 school children aged 12-16 years, studying in 8th, 9th and 10th standards of a randomly selected school in Kollam district of Kerala, using the validated computer vision syndrome questionnaire (CVSQ), sent online via Google form to parents/guardians for recording their children’s pattern of digital device usage and DES symptoms.Results: The prevalence of DES among school children was 29.5%. Their commonest symptom was headache (n=125, 69.9%). The smartphone was the most commonly used digital device (n=159, 93.5%). The independent risk factors of DES were the preferred use of smart phone (adjusted odds ratio (AOR)=2.846; 95% CI=1.371-5.906; p=0.005) and viewing distance of digital device <18 inches (AOR=2.762; 95% CI=1.331-5.731; p=0.006).Conclusions: This study has highlighted some of the risk factors associated with DES. A concerted effort is needed to raise awareness about DES by experts in the health and education sectors, along with parents and teachers, so that digital device use among children can be optimised.

scholarly journals Cognitive Function and Digital Device Use in Older Adults Attending a Memory Clinic

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 233372141984488 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ya-Huei Wu ◽  
Manon Lewis ◽  
Anne-Sophie Rigaud
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Cognitive Function ◽  
Short Term Memory ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Memory Clinic ◽  
Digital Device ◽  
Significant Group ◽  
Digital Devices ◽  
Device Use ◽  
Touchscreen Device

This study investigated cognitive function in relation to the use of a computer and a touchscreen device among older adults attending a memory clinic. The entire sample ( n = 323) was categorized into four profiles, according to the frequency of digital device use (either daily or non-daily usage). Results showed that on a daily basis, 26% of the sample used both a computer and a touchscreen device, 26.9% used only a computer, 7.1% used only a touchscreen device, and 39.9% used neither type of digital device. There were significant group differences on age, education, and clinical diagnosis ( p < .001). Non-daily users of digital devices had significantly lower performance, compared with daily users of both types of digital device, on measures of global cognitive function, processing speed, short-term memory, and several components of executive function ( p < .001). Falling behind with regard to the use of digital devices might reflect underlying poor cognitive capacities.

scholarly journals Primary headache and factors associated in university students: a cross sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. e021207
Author(s):  
Alberto de Vitta ◽  
Rangel dal Bello Biancon ◽  
Guilherme Porfírio Cornélio ◽  
Thiago Paulo Frascareli Bento ◽  
Nicoly Machado Maciel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Electronic Devices ◽  
Primary Headache ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Bivariate Analysis ◽  
Primary Headaches ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sitting Posture

Introduction: Primary headaches, defined as disorders in themselves caused by independent pathomechanisms and not by other disorders, are prevalent in university students and considered one important health problems in the world. Objective: To investigate the prevalence of primary headaches and analyze associations with sociodemographic characteristics and the use of electronic devices by university students. Methods: A cross-sectional observational study analysis was carried out with a sample of 1,143 students of both genders who responded to the questionnaire on demographic, socioeconomic aspects, use of electronic devices, and on the primary headaches. Descriptive analysis, bivariate analysis, and Poisson regression were performed. Results: The overall prevalence of primary headache of 60.7%, being that, in relation to the type, 33.2% presented tension-type headache, 54.3% migraine, and 12.3% other types of headache. Regression analysis showed that female gender and income of up to two minimum wages were associated with primary headache and migraine type. The primary headache was associated with subjects of the white race; watching television and playing video games for more than 3 hours per day, for example. The sitting posture, semi-lying down, and distance from the eyes to the mobile phone and tablet longer than 20 cm were associated with primary headache and the three types of headaches. Conclusion: The results allow us to conclude that there is a high prevalence of primary headaches in college students and that socioeconomic factors related to the use of electronic devices are associated with the presence of primary headaches.

scholarly journals A cross sectional overview of digital eye strain: a growing health concern in this digital age in central India (Madhya Pradesh)

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
pp. 4828
Author(s):  
Ishan Sanodiya ◽  
Anubhuti Kujur ◽  
Suraj Sirohi ◽  
A. K. Khatri
Keyword(s):  
Average Distance ◽  
Central India ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Madhya Pradesh ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Digital Device ◽  
Blurred Vision ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Device Use ◽  
Necessary Evil

Background: The physical discomfort and collection of symptoms after digital screen use for longer than two hours at a time is referred by the Vision Council as digital eye strain (DES). Common symptoms of DES are eyestrain, headache, blurred vision, dry eyes and pain in neck and shoulders. This study aims to know about the prevalence; factors associated with and awareness about preventive measures for DES among college students.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted for 2 months in 2017 among randomly selected 200 college students of 20 to 30 years of age in Indore city of Madhya Pradesh using a pre-designed semi-structured questionnaire.Results: Mean age of participants was 22.5 years; of which 58% were females. Of the respondents, 89.5% (179 students) reported experiencing DES. Average distance from digital screen, brightness level of digital device, use of digital device before going to sleep and awareness about appropriate distance of digital screen from eyes had statistically significant association with having digital eye strain. 98% of respondents were unaware of the term DES while >60% did not have knowledge about the harmful blue light emitted by digital devices, protective use of digital screen filters, appropriate distance of viewing digital screen and the 20-20-20 rule of taking breaks in between screen time.Conclusions: Since digital device use is a necessary evil; better ergonomic practices to avoid DES should be adopted. Opportunistic health promotion and patient education undertaken by ophthalmologists on an OPD basis is one solution.

Digital Distraction: Shedding Light on the 21st-Century College Classroom

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 363-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynn S. Aaron ◽  
Talia Lipton
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Learning Activity ◽  
College Classroom ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Digital Device ◽  
Digital Devices ◽  
Term Retention ◽  
Device Use ◽  
Relevant Material

It is not uncommon to walk into a college classroom and find all heads bowed down to a flashing screen and the room . . . silent. While digital devices can certainly support learning, what about when they are a distraction? This study explored this 21st-century phenomenon from two perspectives: Does the use of a device for nonacademic purposes during a learning activity interfere with learning? Does the classroom policy about digital device use play a role? A total of 351 college students from 20 classes participated in this study. Short-term retention was checked: A video on educationally relevant material was shown followed by a brief quiz on that material. The results are informative for both factors—multitasking and policy effectiveness.

Digital device exposure and cognition levels of children in lower-middle-income countries: a cross-sectional study in Cambodia (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ho Heon Kim ◽  
Sang Ho Hwang ◽  
Ilcheong Yi ◽  
Sambath Kao ◽  
Doo Ra Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Executive Function ◽  
Cognitive Development ◽  
Digital Device ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Digital Devices ◽  
Group A ◽  
Group B ◽  
Preschool Aged Children

BACKGROUND In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), policymakers and practitioners are increasingly focusing on the effectiveness of digital devices for medical and education services in children. However, several critical questions regarding the effectiveness of digital devices for preschool-aged children in LMICs remain unanswered due to a lack of evidence. OBJECTIVE This study aims to examine the relationship between familiarity with digital devices, social-economic status, and the cognitive functions of preschool-aged children in Cambodia. METHODS Based on a survey on three- to nine-year-old children’s familiarity with digital devices and the results of an impact test regarding the application of cognitive development, we examined the influence of the application on cognitive development of children in two Cambodian schools from 22 April to 4 May 2019. For analysis, the children were split into two groups: Group (A) children with pre-test digital device experience, and Group (B) children without pre-test digital device experience. RESULTS The results of CANTAB tests, except for one related to executive function area, did not indicate significant differences (p>0⸱05) among Group (A), Group (B), and the four sub-groups. Pre-test digital device experience and the amount of time using digital devices during the test did not have significantly different impacts on the cognitive development of children. Conversely, the education expenditure levels caused significant differences in the attention and executive function areas. CONCLUSIONS These results provide evidence for the importance of improving socio-economic conditions leading to investment in education when policymakers and practitioners are looking to implement programs for children’s cognitive development through digital devices in LMICs.

scholarly journals Impact of COVID-19 Home Confinement in Children’s Refractive Errors

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (10) ◽  
pp. 5347
Author(s):  
Cristina Alvarez-Peregrina ◽  
Clara Martinez-Perez ◽  
Cesar Villa-Collar ◽  
Cristina Andreu-Vázquez ◽  
Alicia Ruiz-Pomeda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
World Population ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
Digital Devices ◽  
Visual Screening ◽  
Near Work ◽  
The Impact

Background: Myopia is a public health problem, with estimations that 50% of the world population will be myopic by 2050. Some environmental factors, such as time spent outdoors, doing near work, and using digital devices, influence the development of myopia in children. Home confinement in Spain has increased these risk factors, so this study aims to investigate the impact of home confinement during the COVID-19 outbreak in the vision of school-aged children; Methods: A cross-sectional study in children between 5 and 7 years old that completed a visual screening and a questionnaire about their lifestyles at opticians in Spain in September and October of 2019 and 2020. Statistical analysis to compare lifestyles pre and post confinement, and vision in 2020 versus a similar cohort examined at the same opticians in 2019, was conducted; Results: Spanish children spent less time outdoors and more time doing near work in 2020 than in 2019 (p ≤ 0.001). There was a significant decrease of the spherical equivalent (mean ± standard deviation; 0.66 ± 2.03 D in 2019 vs. 0.48 ± 1.81 D in 2020; p ≤ 0.001); Conclusions: Lifestyles of Spanish children changed during the home confinement at the beginning of 2020. Together with changes in their lifestyles, spherical equivalents have decreased, which implies higher figures of myopia for children aged between 5 and 7.

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